Club Christmas Handicap

		Christmas Handicap					The Valley Lodge Trail
		Juliette Downs	56:05		1		Malcolm Fowler	35:55
1		Julie Lucas	56:37		2		Rob Downs	36:21
		Liz "Mowat"	57:46		3		Damian Nicholls	37:32
2		Don Bullough	58:08		4		Andrew Whittingham	39:13
3		Chris Cannon	1:00:44		5		Trevor Morris	39:36
4		Janet Wyles	1:00:44		6		Mike Hill	40:37
5		Alan Turner	1:00:52		7		Rob "Wyles"	40:40
6		Sharon Jones	1:01:01		8		Hamish Shaw	40:49
7		Diane Bygrave	1:01:05		9		Angus Rutter	41:00
8		Leanne Byrne	1:01:42		10		Mark Bale	43:06
9		Jamie Smith	1:01:50		11		Pete Stock	43:41
10		Carolyn Hirons	1:02:00		12		Jon Dunkley	44:02
11		Gareth Trimble	1:02:18		13		Jeremy Bygrave	44:40
12		Trevor Faulkner	1:02:29		14		Andy Watts	44:42
13		Malcolm Fowler	1:02:31		15		James Grannan	44:44
14		Andrew Whittingham	1:02:33		16		Jon Bale	46:41
15		Roy Pownall	1:02:40		17		Patrick Grannan	47:39
16		Mike Hill	1:02:41		18		Richard Lawson	47:57
		Rob "Wyles"	1:02:44		19		Ellen Downs	48:01
17		Rob Downs	1:02:45		20		Diane Bygrave	48:27
18		Louisa Harrison	1:02:49		21		Janine Ellis	48:33
		Ellen Downs	1:03:05		22		Louisa Harrison	49:27
19		Angus Rutter	1:03:11		23		Nicky Mowat	49:35
20		Trevor Morris	1:03:18		24		Chris Cannon	49:43
21		Elspeth Gibson	1:03:21		25		Jamie Smith	49:48
22		Jon Bale	1:03:23		26		Alan Turner	49:51
23		Patrick Grannan	1:03:28		27		Steve "Hirons"	49:54
24		Janine Ellis	1:03:37		28		Andrew Dodd	50:35
25		Rod Coombs	1:03:45		29		Gareth Trimble	50:51
26		Pete Stock	1:03:49		30		John Porteous	51:10
		Catherine Downs	1:03:52		31		Sharon Jones	51:43
		Kate "Downs"	1:03:52		32		Ian Ashcroft	51:58
27		Clare Hawkes	1:03:56		33		Clare Hawkes	52:08
28		Nicky Mowat	1:04:03		34		Juliette Downs	52:45
29		Hamish Shaw	1:04:09		35		Julie Lucas	53:32
30		Jon Dunkley	1:04:10		36		Simon Fenton	53:48
31		Ian Ashcroft	1:04:12		37		Amanda Bradbury	54:48
32		Rob Dunkley	1:04:15		38		Angela Maziere	54:48
33		Gail Hill	1:04:38		39		Carolyn Hirons	54:58
34		Richard Lawson	1:04:39		40		Janet Wyles	55:49
35		Andy Watts	1:04:43		41		Owen Ashcroft	56:00
36		Andrew Dodd	1:04:46		42		Roy Pownall	57:19
37		Jeremy Bygrave	1:04:48		43		Liz "Mowat"	57:46
38		Simon Fenton	1:05:03		44		Don Bullough	58:08
39		John Porteous	1:05:16		45		Leanne Byrne	59:17
40		Damian Nicholls	1:05:55		46		Rod Coombs	1:00:40
		Steve "Hirons"	1:06:31		47		Elspeth Gibson	1:01:22
41		Angela Maziere	1:06:41		48		Chris Watts	1:01:46
42		Mark Bale	1:07:33		49		Catherine Downs	1:02:15
43		Amanda Bradbury	1:08:10		50		Kate "Downs"	1:02:15
44		Owen Ashcroft	1:08:14		51		Trevor Faulkner	1:02:29
45		James Grannan	1:09:11		52		Gail Hill	1:03:01
46		Chris Watts	1:17:16		53		Rob Dunkley	1:04:15

Comments

[Malcolm]

Another very enjoyable Christmas Handicap. The handicapping seemed to work better than ever this year with a tremendous number of close finishes between runners of varying abilities.

Ian's handicapping estimated that everyone would finish in 63 minutes. Whilst there were a few at the front who finished well ahead of this time and a few at the back that were slower than anticipated. This prediction proved extremely accurate as almost 80% of runners finished within two minutes of 63 minutes!

[Ian]

Julie points out that Janet's time is wrong in the results. It should have been 59:59, giving her a course time 55:04, apologies Janet.

[Carolyn Hirons]

Big thank you to all the organisers of the handicap today & to the supporters dotted around the course. Very enjoyable & well done to Julie.

[Clare]

Yes, really appreciate everyone who helped to make this such an enjoyable event and a major part of Christmas. Looking forward to being let out to play makes the endless hours in the kitchen tolerable.
Thrilled to see Julie coming home triumphantly, congratulations!

p.s. I'm asking Santa for a compass next year...

[Trevor]

It made quite a change to run the race in such benign conditions, with no ice and little mud this year. However, some people's times benefited from taking the top path short cut on the return from Styal, rather than following the river Bollin on the lower path. The top path route is 2 minutes quicker for a 7-minute miler, and even more for slower runners. But, is anyone going to own up to gaining that advantage?

[Jan]

I think that was me Trevor! I went left instead of right towards the mill and then ran up to the main road, past Styal Prison etc. No cheat intended, I fully blame my partner Rob who learnt the rounte and took me on the pactice runs ;o)

[Nick Bishop]

Happy Christmas everyone and good will to all fellow runners at this special time of year!!!
Great day yesterday and thanks to Anne and Ian for their hospitality as always,Ian for his very well planned handicapping(those months of analysis were worth it !!),and Paul,Dave and Christine on the day.
See you all next Tuesday ....Happy New Year .
Nick.

[Malcolm]

I forgot to mention that a grey Nike long sleeve top (large) was found left by the start. If it belongs to you I have left it in the Gents changing room.